Engine Bay clean up

[Arnoldo]

Looking to tidy up my engine bay. Want to add a strut bar, BMC air filter, some polished bits and chrome up some of the metal work. Im going to start on the metal work on the engine itself. Can anyone tell me who would be able to polish these bits up and roughly how much it would cost?

Cheers

[Arnoldo]

Back to black......did it the nite. Theres another pic to keep u happy



On a more serious note does anyone know how I would go about it?

[polopowah]

errrm don't want to worry you but.......

if its the 'back to black' im thinking of its out of the Spray can?

a word of advice, that stuff is highly flammable!

-Ben-

[Arnoldo]

Its the stuff you use for ur tyres.....and dont worry I have checked it out and was told it was ok. Nothing will be igniting it.

Update : Its Turtle Wax's Wet 'n' Black.

[loud]

back to black is silicon based and remains sort of tacky so dirt clings to it like a mofo

[Arnoldo]

What u guys reccommend then to keep the black bits......well black ?

[Si_GTi]

AutoGlym Vinyl & Rubber Care does the job for me

[vdubit]

To polish up the rocker cover, start with something like 250 grit wet paper, followed by 400 wet, then 600wet, 1000 wet, 1200 wet followed by either autosol or brasso but you'll need lots of it. A dremel or similar will make the polishing loads easier but the sanding you'll still have to work hard on.

Bits that arn't so textured ie the heatshield, start with 1200 wet then autosol.

You could take em to be professionally pollished, a guy down here charges about £50 for a rocker cover and prob £20 for the heatshield. While your at it get the alternator done, this guy near me only charges £20

[Arnoldo]

So any decent bodyshop will do it for me then?

[Alex_6n2]

Get yourself some auto sol metal polish. Did the trick on my manifold cover

[Arnoldo]

Infa Red get me a pic of ur engine bay will u m8?